Awards

Radio Free Asia: Best in the Innovation Production Technology category for its e-book “Remembering Tiananmen,”Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty: Highly Commended for its investigative radio documentary “Victims of 88 (AKA 2009)” and its short feature “At Afghan Brickworks, Family Trapped in Cycle of Debt.”

2013 New York Festivals®

Radio Farda: Silver Medal, Best Investigative Report, “Solitary Confinement;” Finalist, Best Comedy/Humor Personality: Local Market, Farshid Manafi, for his signature satire program, “Pas Farda.”Radio Free Asia: Silver Medal, Best Coverage of an Ongoing New Story, RFA Uyghur’s Shohret Hoshur, “Lost but Not Forgotten: Justice Sought for Missing Uyghurs;” Bronze Medal, Best Human Interest Story, RFA Korean service reporter Jinkuk Kim for “The Ties that Bind: North Korean Defectors at the Olympics.”Middle East Broadcasting Networks: Finalist, Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story, Afia Darfur’s report, “The Perils of Prosecutors in Darfur;” Alhurra Television was also named a finalist in the International Television & Film Awards for Best News Correspondent/Reporter, Bashar Fahmi, and Best Station/Image Promotion.

Alhurra: Gold Award, Best News or Factual Programming Promo for Alhurra-Iraq’s Final Edition promo; Silver Award in the “Something for Nothing” category for Radio Sawa; Bronze Award in the “Something for Nothing” category for Alhurra’s Ramadan greetings promo. Alhurra was also a finalist for the PromaxBDA Global Excellence Award for its promo marking the 2nd anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution.